St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-20
OLD WINTERS BREATH.
The First Real Touch of Geld Weather
This Season.
VERY HEAVY COLD WINDS
Reports From the Signal Office Show
that the Northwest Is Freez-
ing Up.

1.-The weather?' hOarSely replied OBJ
server Lyons to a GLOBE man's'Ques-
ton, as he rubbed his knuckles with a
backing brush to take the frost out,
lit will probably reach zero before
morning." and he disappeared to the
roof with lantern, and reappeared
few minutes later with the intelligence
that the thermometer then registered %
above. The storm that has prevailed
throughout the Northwest for the last
tNenty-fOur- hours generated in the
Northwestern territory, west of Mime
dOSa, on the morning of the 18th; thence
it moved SOutheaStward, and was cen
trail between Duluth and st. Paul at 10
O'Clock Friday night. 1t continued its
course easterly, and was central at
Mackinac City at 6 o'clock Saturday
morning. high and dangerous winds
have prevailed in connection with the
term area, and are now prevailing over
the lakes. Saturday morning the
wind had attained a velocity
of forty miles at st. Louis
and thirty-eight miles at st. Paul. This
is the heaviest wind at this station for a
long time and very dangerous to navi
gators. Saturday morning the lowest
point reached by the mercury was eight
below at Fort Garry, better known as
Winnipeg. At 2 O'Clock in the after
noon it stood twelve above at Duluth
andQu'Appelle, ten at at Arthur's Land
ing and fourteen at st. Paul, Moor
head and st. Vincent. There were
some extremely high winds. They at
tanned a velocity of twenty-f0ur miles per
Of hoFnr1Affn of
Waukee, thirty-tWO at Chicago, thirty
six at La Crosse, thirty-SiX at Daven-
port, twenty-fOur at Des MOines, Fort
Sully, North Platte and Cheyenne.
There was snow only at Marquette, Mil
waukee, Chicago, Davenport and Moor
head. The indications show every
thing clear and the snow broken up.
There will be no more SNOW. Lieut..
WOOdruff's predictions are that to-day
will be colder, fair weather in the morn
ing and slightly warmer in the after
noon. Thus it will be seen that
TIE HIGHEST WIND
in the Northwest was at st. Paul, and
it blew steadily at the rate of thirty
eight miles an hour for eight hOuIs at
least. Had it been the twisting wind,
known as tornado wind, it would have
been extremely dangerous to buildings.
wind blew steadily from one direction.
The people felt it, too, and great was
the business done by dealers in fur
coats, underclOtheS, etc. One gentle
told a GLOBE reporter that he had sold
so many coats, and was so tired, that
when man came in to look at $50
overcOat +. had to let him go, as he had
not energy enough to make the SALE At
an early hour last evening the streets
were almost entirely deserted.
Many a lucklesS sign found resting
place on the sidewalk, after vainly en-
deavOring to resist the Zephyrs. The
chilly wind blew remOrselesSly through
many a well-trimmed Slugger, and
hOwled dismally amongst the icicles
formed on many lovely mustache. A
yellow dog, while trying to bite flea on
the end of his tail. frOze in that Bonded
position. and could have been seen run
ming madly around in a radius of two
feet. any hour of the night, unable to
go forward, and wondering why his
home was so far away. Even the hack
men froZe harder than ever to their few
victims. All these festive signs be-
token the opening of the chilly sea-
son, so
Now lay in yOuT stock of clubs.
A great big Ratchet too,
And brain the first who daily cries